Hat pad



Jan. 17,1928. 1,656,734

s. KANNER ET AL HAT PAD Filed July 15, 1925 fmuel/ ATTOH EY Patented Jan. 17, 1928 UNITED STATES PATENT oFricE.

SAMUEL KANNEB :BLNED SAMUEL "T-iAFE-E, 02E $035K, SN. Y

Application filed Jul 15,1925. Serial No. asset This invention relates to hat pads and more particularly to improvements in the device shown and described in Patent No. 1,519,842 issued to us on December 16, 192%, in which there is provided a stiifening memberhaving paddingon one side thereofheld in position by a covering sheet and closing the padding and the still'eni-ng member. On the opposite sides of the stiffening member a metal attaching strip is secured, and said strip having space prongs struck therefrom adapted to enter the hat frame. v

It is the primary object and purpose of the present improvement to provide attaching prongs to the pad consisting of separate parts fixed to the metal strip and constructedso as to more securely 'hold the pad in place in the hat. In carrying outfthis object the strip is provided with one or more attaching prongs projecting laterally outward from the middle portion thereof, and each end is provided with apron which extends outwardly substantially in line with the metal strip. \Vith the above and other object in view the invention consists of the improved spur and also the hat pad in the form construction and relative arrangement of the several parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described illustrated in the accompanying drawings and subsequently incorporated in the subjoined claims.

In the drawings wherein we have illustrated one simple and satisfactory embodi ment of the invention and in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the hat pad provided with our present improvement;

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a detailed perspective view of one of the prong members;

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the end prong members; and

Figure 6 is a perspective View of the other end prong member applied to the metallic stri IS the drawing the hat pad, generally in dicated by the numeral 5, is of substantially the same construction as in our issued patent above. referred to, and for the purpose of this present explanation 'it will suiiice to state that this pad includes a stiffening memher 6 of cardboard or other suitable material having a pad or cushioning material 7 on one side thereof, said material and stiiierring member being covered and enclosed within" the fabric '8. Upon the opposite or rear side of the stiliening member, and on "the exterior fabric "'8 the spring metal strip '9 v is located contiguous to and in parallel relation with the longitudinal pad and extends substantiallythe full length thereof.

In conjunction with this spring metal strip we employ prongs 10 in the middle portion thereof andprongs 11 at each end thereof each of which prongs is formed from hardened cold rolled steel and consists of discs 12 and 13 respectively. "The discs of the prong members 10 have prongs 14 formed on their edge and projecting at substantiallyright angles to the plane of said discs, "and in the prong members 11 the prongs 15 extend from the 'edg'eof the discs 13 and project outwardly in the'same plane 1 as said disc. Each ofthe discs 12 and 13 is provided with an eccentrically located opening 16. The spring metal strip 9 has suitably spaced openings formed there through corresponding to the number of the prong members tobe used, and said m'embers are arranged upon the strip with the openings 16 in registration with the openings in the strip. The spring metal strip and prong members are then securely and permanently fixed to the stiffening member 6 by means of metal grommets 17 In this prongs 10. Each of the disc members 13 is provided with a projection 18 which is bent inwardly so as to engage the side of the metallicstrip 9 to hold the projecting prong portions 15 so that they extend outwardly I from the ends of the strip or substantially along the center line thereof. These projections hold the prongs in this position with little or very limited movement sothat their posit-ion is substantially definitely fixed.

I When it is desired to arrange the pad in a hat one of the end prongs may be stuck into the hat in the desired position and then the pad may be bent and the other end prong stuck into the other side of the hat and after wards bent, outwardly so that the prongs 10 are stuck through the hat in the middle portion between the two ends. In this way it will be seen that the end prongs provide a means for positively holding the pad against accidental removal and that the middle prongs hold the same at the required elevation in the middle portion thereof. Therefore, the pad will be more securely retained in the proper position and without danger of the pad being accidentally displaced.

From the foregoing description considered in connection with the accompanying drawing, the construction and manner of use o'i our present improvements will be fully understood. It is to be understood that we do not desire to be limited to the exact :lorm and construction of the parts as herein described, but reserve the privilege of resorting to all such legitimate changes in the form, construction and relative arrangement of the several partsas may be fairly em bodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

lVe claim: i

1. In combination with a hat pad having a stiffening member, attaching means for said pad consisting of a resilient metal strip provided with apertures at spaced intervals extending longitudinally of said stiffening member, a pointed member projecting laterally outwardly from the middle portion of said metal strip and provided, with an apertured base member, and a pointed spur member projecting outwardly lengthwise of the strip beyond each end thereof and each of said spur members also provided with an apertured base member, said base members arranged so that their apertures register with the apertures in the strip, means secured to the base members of the spur members for retaining the spur members in proper position on said metal strip, and common means extending through each of said apertures in the spur members and metal strip and through the stiffening member and connecting the stifl'ening member, resilient metal strip and spur members with each other.

2. I11 combination with a metal strip, having an aperture near one end, a spur member adapted to project lengthwise beyond the strip, said member comprising an apertured discimeinber with a sharp spur extending therefrom in the plane of the disc and a projection extending outward from the plane of the disc, and means for securing said disc with its aperture in register with said aperture in the strip adjacent to the end thereof, with said projection on the disc in engagementwith the side of the strip for holding the sharp pointed spur in align ment with the strip and extending in an outward direction.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our invention, we have signed our names hereto.

SAMUEL K ANNER. SAMUEL Jlirrn. 

